![]() VEGETABLE AND BACON SLICE click here for recipeĬHICKEN & VEGETABLE PIE click here for recipe HERE ARE A FEW DELICIOUS RECIPES USING SWEDE FOR YOU TO TRY PALEO TUNA MORNAY click here for recipeĬURRIED PUMPKIN SOUP click here for recipe Its fibre content also helps to reduce cholesterol levels. Helps Blood pressure and Cardiovascular Health: The potassium in swede can help lower blood pressure by reducing stress. Keeping your bones healthy will prevent osteoporosis. Helps Build Strong Bones: Swede has a wealth of important minerals, including zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese and phosphorous, all of which are key for maintaining healthy bones and tissues. ![]() Vitamin C is a necessary element in the production of collagen, for healing skin, tissue, muscles and blood vessels. This helps prevent premature aging, improves eyesight and helps with stimulating the regeneration of cells in your organs and tissues. Helps with Preventing Premature Aging: Swede are effective in fighting free radicals. Helps Improve the Immune System: The vitamin C in swede can stimulate the immune system to produce white blood cells. Helps Improve Digestive Health: The fibre in swede feeds the good bacteria in your gut and also helps with constipation. High fibre vegetables like swede are also beneficial for metabolism and for filling you up while being low in calories. Helps with Diabetes and Weight Loss: Swede plays the role of white potatoes but they don't have many carbohydrates that break down into simple sugars, therefore they are an excellent vegetable to assist people who are Insulin Resistant or have Diabetes. It contains carotene and vitamin C that fights free radicals and promotes healthy cells. Helps Prevent and Fight Cancer: Swede contains the sulphur-containing antioxidant, glucosinolate, which has been shown to reduce the growth of cancerous tumors. You Will Be Surprised At The Health Benefits From Eating Swede: It's excellent for people wanting to reduce their calories, as boiled swede has only 11 calories per 100gms (100g raw has 3.7g net carbs). Just 100g of swede has 41% of our recommended daily intake of Vitamin C, perfect for winter. ![]() This healthy vegetable is particularly high in vitamins C, E, K and B6, as well as being a good source of manganese, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, carotene and fibre. Swede has a wide range of health benefits due to its excellent source of vitamins and nutrients. Swede have a sweet, earthy flavour and are best cooked until tender/soft but if overcooked they can fall apart. Swede are rounded in shape, with a purple-green skin fading in colour towards the base, the flesh is a creamy-yellow colour. They are one of the hardiest root vegetables to harvest, they grow seasonally - autumn through to winter. They are known as rutabaga in the United States but are called swede throughout the rest of the world. Swede is actually a cross between a turnip and cabbage. ![]() Swede is a root vegetable that belongs to the cruciferous family (other family members are - broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, Brussel sprouts etc). At that time I had no idea just how healthy they were and the huge benefits they could bring to my sick body. I love swede in my stews, casseroles, soups, roasts, as fried chips and in place of potato in my Tuna Mornay recipe. I found they were perfect as a substitute for white starchy potatoes. I started my love affair with swede when I changed my diet to reverse Fatty Liver Disease. You need to try this delicious under-valued root vegetable this winter. There seem to be lots of confusion about what a swede is and I've found there's plenty of people who get it confused with a turnip or parsnip, despite the noticeable differences. ![]()
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